Paul Milton Jackson Jr. is an American former child actor, fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist.

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Paul Milton Jackson Jr. (born December 30, 1959) is an American former child actor, fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist.\n

His first acting role was a guest starring role as Tank, a member of the Junior Warlords gang in Chicago on an episode of Good Times Season 4 Episode 4 entitled \"Michael the Warlord.\" In addition to being a recording artist in his own right, Jackson is also a session player, with a career spanning multiple decades. He has supported artists ranging from Michael Jackson (no relation) (on the albums Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory and Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix) to the Temptations, Whitney Houston, Alexander O'Neal, Five Star (on the album Silk and Steel), Howard Hewett, Thomas Anders, Patti LaBelle and Luis Miguel, to rockers such as Chicago and Elton John, to jazz-oriented players such as George Duke, George Benson, Dave Koz, Al Jarreau, David Benoit, Marcus Miller and Kirk Whalum, and to Christian artists such as Leon Patillo and Don Moen.\n

He contributed to several tracks on the album Random Access Memories by Daft Punk and UK based singer songwriter Birdy's second album Fire Within. He also played guitar on Lisa Stansfield's 2014 album, Seven.\n

Jackson played guitar in a wide variety of styles on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and American Idol.\n

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official site

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Paul Jackson, Jr.

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